what fun...

there was an old witch,

believe it if you can!

she tapped on the windows

and she ran, ran, ran!

she ran helter skelter

with her toes in the air,

corncobs flying from

the old witch's hair!

swish goes the broomstick.

meow goes the cat.

plop goes the hoptoad

sitting on her hat.

"whee!" chuckles i

what fun!

what fun!

halloween nite

when the witches run!
~~~

i learned this halloween song

in sixth grade

from mrs. kaufman,

our music teacher.

~~~

i loved it then

and i love it now!

~~~

i don't think

there's a halloween

that goes by

that i don't sing this song!

growing up,

my brothers got tired

of my sister and i singing it,

especially out of season!

~~~

i've sung it to my daughter

and this year i sang it

to my 2 grandsons!

and next year i'll have

a new grandson to sing it to!

~~~

what fun!

what fun!

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you a halloween

full of fun!

peggy

happy and sappy...

i love halloween!

~~~

the orange and black,

the jack-o-lanterns,

the candy,

the happy part

of happy halloween!
~~~

i love jack-o-lanterns

that are silly...

~~~ and smiling!

~~~

everyone

should be smiling

and having fun

on halloween!

~~~

the jack-o-lanterns,

the witches,

the ghosts

the goblins...

everyone!

~~~

i love halloween

when it's

full of fun

and full of candy!

~~~

that's what

i love halloween to be!

~~~

like i said yesterday,

i love sappy and sweet!

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you a happy, sappy, and sweet

halloween!

peggy

judging a book by it's cover...

i love to read!

~~~

i just read

"saving ceecee honeycutt"

by beth hoffman

(her first novel)

and i would highly recommend it!

~~~

this sad and sweet novel

is about a young girl (ceecee)

who moves to the south

to live with an older aunt

after her mother dies.

~~~

i loved it

you'll love it too!

~~~

now

i've started to read

"home to holly springs"

by jan karon.

~~~

have you read the mitford series

by jan karon~

the father tim series?

~~~

i love, love, love

this series!

love it!

sappy and sweet,

just how i'd like my life to be!

~~~

"home to holly springs"

takes us to where

father tim grew up.

~~~

i love to read

but i don't make time to read

so it takes me forever to read a book,

which tends to be hard on a book,

at least my books!

~~~

i have this book in hardcover

and i know i'll keep it forever

so i don't want to

bend, rip, and tear the dustcover.

(yes, i'm a little (some would say a lot!) anal!)

so...

(finally to the point)

i made a bookjacket for my book!

~~~

i used a piece of scrap wool

and cut the bookjacket

(using the book as my pattern)

the heighth of the book

around the front and the back

of the book,

(moving the book from the back

to the spine

to the front as i cut)

adding a few extra inches

on each end

of the width

to jacket the book.

~~~

i pinned the extra inches

on each end in place

and sewed them

to make the jacket.

~~~

easy peasy!

~~~

the p (for peggy)

is entirely decorative

and is cut from

another scrap of wool.

the button finishes it off!

~~~

and now i have a bookjacket

that will keep my book,

cozy and warm

and as good as new,

as i haul it here and there,

until i finish the story

of father tim's childhood home!

~~~~~

~~~

~

happy reading!

peggy

tasty tuesday...

more granola!

~~~

one can never have

too much granola!

~~~

this granola is a variation

of a variation!

~~~

one can also never have

too many granola variations!

~~~

variety is the spice of life

ya know!

~~~

autumn granola

~~~

7 c old-fashioned granola

2 c raisins

1 c walnuts

2 t cinnamon

1 c brown sugar

3/4 c butter

1/2 c honey

~~~

bake at 350 for 35 minutes

~~~

for this variation

of autumn granola

(aka autumn granola 2!)

i left out the walnuts

and added:

~~~

1 c raw pumpkin seeds

1 c raw sunflower seeds

~~~

i love it!

~~~

you will too!

~~~

variety is a good thing!

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you a day of variety!

peggy

autumn blessings...

another amazing autumn day...

~~~

they just keep coming!

~~~

and i'm grateful.

grateful

for the blessings

of these late autumn days.

~~~

this morning,

on my walk,

i picked field corn

to hang

on an old corn dryer.
~~~

this corn dryer

has a hook

on the top

of the wooden peg

to hang the dryer.

~~~

it has nail-like extensions

on all 4 sides

of the square wooden peg

to hold the corn

and another hook

on the bottom

of the peg

to hold another dryer.

~~~

what a blessing

to have so many

beautiful autumn days

to enjoy all the gifts

of the season!

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you

beautiful autumn blessings...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

listen...

with faint dry sound,

the leaves,

frost-crisp'd,

break free

from the trees

~~~

and fall.

~~~

adelaide crapsey

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you ears to hear

the faint dry sound...

peggy

looking for the great pumpkin...

halloween is nearing

which means

looking for

the great pumpkin!

~~~

i spent this morning

doing just that~

gathering

the squash and pumpkins

from the garden.

~~~with all that i gathered,

the great pumpkin

has to be amongst them!

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you luck in finding

your great pumpkin...

peggy

a full day...

here i am,

all set up

for the 36th annual

arts and crafts festival

at faulkton, sd!

~~~

pumpkins,

trick or treat goodie bags...

~~~

more pumpkins,

autumn handbags...

~~~

christmas stockings,

mittens,

pillows...
~~~

simmering potpourri,

jingle bell trees,

twinkling star cookie cutters,

little lite decorations...

~~~

glittery gold stars,

wooly rag balls,

more mittens,

more stockings...

~~~

snowmen,

and popcorn balls!

~~~

a full day...

filled with lots of goodies

and lots of people!

~~~

after all,

that's what craft fairs

are all about!

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you a full day...

peggy

christmas craftings...

as long as you're

"hanging" around here,

(and i'm glad you are!)

let me show you

some of the

christmas craftings

i've been working on

for the craft show

on saturday!

~~~

i've been sewing and stitching

several wool stockings,

one ready to be hung

by your chimney with care...

~~~

stockings are such

an old-fashioned

part of christmas.

~~~

i love them!

~~~

i love them wooly,

rustic,

and

simple.

~~~

i use recycled

and repurposed wool

for my stockings

and all my wooly creations.

~~~

i love mittens too!

~~~

wooly,

warm,

and cozy!

~~~

and again,

ready to be hung

by your chimney with care...

~~~

and what would christmas be

without a wooly

and jingly tree?

~~~

so...

if you happen to be

in the faulkton, sd area,

stop by

and check out

the 36th annual

arts and craft festival!

~~~

stop by my booth and

i'll treat you to one of my

homemade popcorn balls!

~~~~~

~~~

~

come see me...

peggy

from crafting to selling...

this is the week

of the craft fair

that i am in!

~~~
i've been crafting...

and crafting...

and crafting...

~~~

on saturday

i hope to be

selling...

selling...

selling...

~~~

i hope to

sell this rustic

stitched halloween pillow,

~~~~

these bright

halloween trick or treat bags,

~~~

and these

jack-o-lantern

trick or treat bags!
~~~

what do you think?

~~~

i'll give you a look

at more of my craftings

tomorrow!

~~~~~

~~~

~

stay tuned...

peggy

birthday pie...

today is my husband's birthday!

~~~

happy birthday honey!

~~~

he's not much

for big celebrations
so we'll enjoy

a quiet evening

at home

with a nice meal

that he's chosen.

~~~

he's chosen

steak and potatoes

on the grill

for his birthday supper.

~~~

and for dessert...

apple pie!

~~~

i chose apple pie

for dessert.

~~~
he's been waiting
for one
and i thought today
should be the day!
~~~
i baked
this itty bitty pie
for the 2 of us!
~~~
i'll bake a big apple pie
when we have guests
to share it with!
~~~~~
~~~
~
wishing my husband a very happy birthday
and all of you a very happy day...
peggy

an autumn surprise...

what a surprise!

~~~

i've been waiting all summer

for these heavenly blue

morning glories

to bloom!

~~~

this morning,

and all day,

has been like a summer day...

~~~

sunny and warm

and the perfect day

for blooming!

~~~

i'm looking forward
to seeing a few more
of these heavenly blue beauties
before this warm summer sunshine departs
and an autumn frost arrives.
~~~~~
~~~
~
wishing you autumn surprises...
peggy

autumn walk...

it's another

incredibly beautiful autumn day...

~~~

what a blessing!

~~~

nell and i set out

to enjoy

the splendor

of the day.

~~~

i hear the splendor

of autumn

in the loud crunching

of the dried fallen leaves

above the quiet of the morning.

~~~

looking around,

i see autumn's splendor...

~~~

in the gold

of the leaves

against the blue blue sky...
~~~

in the once

smooth brown cattails,

now fluffy.

~~~

i see the splendor

in the milkweed

spreading its' promise

of spring...

~~~

and the fuzzy

little caterpillar

who also promises spring

on this

beautiful autumn day!

~~~~~

~~~

~

autumn's splendor is

all around!

~~~

wishing you autumn splendor...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

autumn

is the mellower season,

~~~

and what we lose in flowers

~~~
we more than gain in fruits.
~~~
samuel butler
~~~~~
~~~
~
wishing you autmn's fruits...
peggy

tasty tuesday...

one of autumn's

best desserts...

apple crisp!

~~~

or apple pie...

apple cake...

apple pudding...

apple bars!

~~~

apple anything!

~~~

yummy!

~~~

i love apples!

~~~

apples are another one

of my favorite

gifts of autumn!

~~~

fresh from the tree

or baked into something yummy,

i love apples!

~~~
i made the first apples

of the season

into apple crisp!

~~~

apple crisp

~~~

4-5 apples

3/4 c brown sugar

1/2 c old-fashioned oatmeal

1/2 c flour

1/3 c butter

1/2 t cinnamon

1/4 t salt

~~~

peel and slice apples

into a 9x9 cake pan.

sprinkle with 1/2 c sugar.

mix the remaining ingredients

until crumbly

and sprinkle over the apples.

bake at 350

for 30-40 minutes.

~~~

note:

i wanted a bigger apple crisp

so i used

a 7x11 cake pan!

~~~

second note:

i am all about the crust

so i doubled the crust recipe

and made a crust for

the top and the bottom

of the apple crisp!
~~~

third note:

i tend to revise and refine

original recipes

to make them my own!

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you autumn apple yumminess!

peggy

autumn's show...

autumn's show

continues

in my yard.

~~~

the mums...
~~~

the clary sage...

~~~

veronica...
~~~

and asters!

~~~

i am grateful

for the beautiful days

of autumn

and the beautiful show

autumn brings

to my yard.

~~~

wishing you beautiful autumn shows...

peggy